The Central Conference

Outside the United States, annual conferences are organized in seven central conferences. The central conferences are composed of equal numbers of lay and clergy members. They connect annual conferences for common ministry, adapt regulations as the conditions in the respective regions may require, and elect bishops (Book of Discipline, ¶ 31) and fix their tenure.

The Central Conference shall convene within the year succeeding the General Conference.

The Nordic and Baltic Episcopal Area

The Nordic and Baltic Episcopal Area includes 8 countries: Denmark, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, Moldova and Ukraine. The episcopal area is organized in 6 annual conferences, in addition Latvia and Lithuania function as small provisional annual conferences: The Denmark Annual Conference, The Baltic Annual Conference, The Finland Swedish Provisional Annual Conference (includes Sweden), the Finland Finnish Provisional Annual Conference, The Norway Annual Conference and the Ukraine and Moldova Provisional Annual Conference.